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008    151110s2016    nyuaf    b    001 0 eng   
010      2015044089 
020    9780871406682|q(hardcover) 
020    0871406683|q(hardcover) 
035    (OCoLC)909974644 
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050 00 VK1023|b.D65 2016 
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100 1  Dolin, Eric Jay,|eauthor. 
245 10 Brilliant beacons :|ba history of the American lighthouse 
       /|cEric Jay Dolin. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bLiveright Publishing Corporation, a division 
       of W.W. Norton & Company,|c[2016] 
300    xv, 541 pages, [8] pages of plates :|billustrations ;|c25 
       cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [455]-514) and 
       index. 
505 0  Colonial lights -- Casualties of war -- Lights of a new 
       nation -- Economy above all -- Europeans take the lead -- 
       The "rule of ignorant and incompetent men" -- Brighter 
       lights -- "Everything being recklessly broken" -- From 
       board to service -- Keepers and their lives -- Lighthouse 
       heroes -- Marvels of engineering and construction -- Of 
       birds and eggs -- A cruel wind -- The new keepers -- 
       Epilogue -- Lighthouse organizations -- Lighthouse 
       museums. 
520    A history of America as reflected by the nation's 
       lighthouses combines rich maritime lore with original 
       details to trace coastal political, military and 
       technological expansions, citing the roles of key 
       contributors and incorporating more than 100 photos and 
       illustrations. 
610 10 United States.|bBureau of Light-Houses|xHistory. 
610 10 United States.|bLighthouse Service|xHistory. 
610 17 United States.|bBureau of Light-Houses.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00549582 
610 17 United States.|bLighthouse Service.|2fast
       |0(OCoLC)fst00664212 
650  0 Lighthouses|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  7 Lighthouses.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00998630 
651  7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 
655  7 History.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01411628 
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